1990 Knowsley South by-election
# 1990 Knowsley South by-election

The 1990 Knowsley South by-election was a by-election held on 27 September 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Knowsley South in Merseyside.

The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Sean Hughes on 25 June.

The result was a Labour hold, with Edward O'Hara winning a majority of over 11,000 votes.

## Votes

Knowsley South by-election, 1990 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Edward O'Hara | 14,581 | 68.8 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Byrom | 3,241 | 15.2 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Hancox | 1,809 | 8.5 | -5.4 |
| | Green | Raymond Georgeson | 656 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ian Smith | 628 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 197 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Corrective Party | Lady Whiplash | 99 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,367 | 53.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,184 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
